Former secretary of state james baker the third as you know, secretary baker was a powerhouse in washington dc in the beltway and literally around the globe as he served as the United States secretary of state and also further served for United States president s over the course of three decades. Secretary. Baker was scheduled to be our capstone speaker at the 2020 vision for leadership conference. However, he and mrs. Baker contracted covid19. Im pleased to report that they now have covid19 the illness in their rear view mirror today. The secretary will be interviewed as i noted by talmage boston talmich in his own, right . High profile persona in texas and across the nation he is a leading trial lawyer. He is known in our profession as what we call a goto lawyer or a super lawyer. Tallmadge is also a historian and he has a special focused interest on the qualities of leadership in the public in the private square recently. He authored a book in which he sat down with president ial hi
Examines carsons use of political humor and how shape tshaped the narrative on political issues. This talk is part of the great lives lecture series provided by the university of Mary Washington who also provided the video. Now the university of missouri kansas city, the b. A. Of government from dartmouthed by m. A. And ph. D. Degrees from georgetown university. He was in the newspaper before becoming a professor and has lectured widely on the news media, the presidency and elections before u. S. And international audiences. A prolific scholar, he has written seven books including president ial communication character, night, and night used nightmare. Spinner in chief and his most recent, late night with trump, political humor and the american president s and the author or coauthor of dozens of scholarly of articles of the presidency and u. S. Public opinion and virginia politics. His politic commentary has appeared in a wide range of media, including the new york times, the Washington
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